The "Level-Up" Secret Formula! -
Tips for your student clients
The number one question that teachers hear from their students is "What do I have to do to move up to the next level?"
Here are some "do's" and "don'ts".
Ask your clients to practice these habits. Their English will improve faster, and they’ll have a better chance of leveling up:
Students with their teacher practicing "the dos".
DO:
Ask lots of questions
Come to class on time
Do the homework
Actively participate in every activity
Talk as much as possible in class
Write down what the teacher says to do
Practice what is learned in class outside of class with friends
Use the grammar covered in class in the speaking test at the end of the month
DON'T:
Tell the teacher "finished!" after a task is done. Keep talking to classmates or help those who haven't finished yet. Or do the activity again until they are perfect!
Confuse grammar familiarity with grammar proficiency; the grammar is mastered when it is used correctly and naturally when speaking and writing
Text-message friends during class time. If you're looking at your cell phone, you're not practicing your speaking. You're also making the teacher angry!
Skip class or come late!
Be impatient to level up. You'll slow down other students by moving up before you're ready. Remember, if the teacher keeps you back, it's because he/she knows you need more practice at that level.
